47/2 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

47/2 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 47/2 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

47/2 as a Decimal Expansion
47/2 = 23.5
Hence,
47/2 as a decimal equals to 23.5
where,
47/2 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 47/2 is 23.5

47/2 as a Mixed Number
47/2 = (46 + 1)/2
= 46/2 + 1/2
= 23 + 1/2
= 23 1/2
47/2 = 23 1/2

Hence,
47/2 as a mixed number is 23 ¹/₂
where,
47/2 is a given fraction,
23 ¹/₂ is the mixed number representation of 47/2.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 47/2 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 47/2

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 47/2.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 47/2 x 5/5
= 235/10


step 3 The numerator 235 of fraction 235/10 can also be expressed as 235.00. Being 10 as the denominator, move the decimal point 1 decimal places from right to left in the numerator to write the fraction as decimal number.
= 235/10
= 23.5

Hence,
47/2 as a decimal is 23.5